Chapter eleven: the Low Lands

Flora, with Sonic at her side, set foot on the Low Lands for the very first time.

"Welcome to the Low Lands," Sonic announced. They were in a forest.

"Doesn't look much different from Angel Island," Flora said.

"Wait till you see the cities," Sonic smiled.

Flora smiled back, "we made it." the kissed.

There was a scream. Sonic and Flora looked up. Amy was rushing strait at Flora hammer in hand. She swung. Flora dogged at the last minuet.

"Amy stops!" Sonic begged.

"Why?" Amy was crying, "Why did you kiss her? You're my boy friend!"

Flora looked at Sonic questioningly.

"She has a crush on me," Sonic explained.

"And you've been leading her on?" Flora asked with sounding disappointed.

"No," Sonic aid defensively, "she's in denial or something."

Amy swung her hammer at Flora again. It was stopped suddenly.

"What the?" Amy looked around.

Adda had stopped Amy's hammer with a wooden pole.

"thank you Adda," Flora took the pole from Adda, and hit Amy upside the head, "pull your self together, young lady," she instructed, "Sonic loves me. You are just his friend," she turned to Sonic, "she is your friend right?"

"Yeah," Sonic answered, "of course."

"See," Flora said to Amy, "just friends."

Amy got up and ran away, crying.

"You think I was too hard on her?" Flora asked sonic.

"Well hitting her over the head was kind of harsh," Sonic answered.

"Didn't seem too harsh when she was trying to hit me," Flora pointed out.

"True," they both thought about this for a moment, "come on let's go to the city," Sonic held out his hand. Flora took it, and they sped towards Westopolis.

Flora looked around in awe, "it's all so big… what's that?" she pointed at a traffic light.

"That's a traffic light," Sonic explained, "they tell the cars when to stop and when to go."

"And cars are the metal objects on the black rode?"

Sonic laughed, "Yeah."

"What are they for?"

"They take people from one place to another," Sonic explained.

"Why don't they walk?"

"Where their going might be to far away to walk."

Flora thought silently.

There was a loud crash and a scream. Sonic tensed, and guarded Flora.

"What?" Flora said fearfully, "what is it?"

"Eggman,"

A huge robotic spider came into view. Flora shrank back.

"Stay here," Sonic ran over to the robotic spider.

"Well, well, well," Eggman said arrogantly, "look whose back."

"And better then ever, Eggplant."

Flora laughed. Eggman heard and looked over at her. He steered his spider over to her and grabbed her up with its pincers, "what do we have here?"

Flora remained calm, "my name's is Flora, and I have a special talent."

"And what is that?"

"I'm very good at diverting people from what they were doing in the first place," she smiled innocently.

Sonic spun into the center of the mechanical spider, taking out its core.

"Blast you… you…"

"Horribly handsome hero?" Flora suggested.

"Astonishingly amazing avenger?" Sonic put in.

"I'll get you next time Hedgehog," Eggman threatened, "and your little girlfriend too!"

"Of coarse he will," Flora rolled her eyes.

"You okay?" Sonic asked slightly anxious.

"Perfect," Flora winked, "you don't need to worry about me sparky. I can handle anything."

Sonic smiled, "I know, just, don't go running into danger, that's my job."

They laughed and continued touring the city.